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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 436983" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>FYI about the blood draw.....I pass out nearly every time because I have rolly-polly spider veins. And the smell of the alcohol AND the tapping makes me hit the ground. </p><p></p><p>1.) TELL them do not ASK them - that you NEED to lay down to have your blood drawn. This allows you to RELAX, and allows the blood to flow more freely throughout your body. </p><p>2.) HOLD YOUR NOSE, when they rub your arm with the alcohol. A nurse told me that most of her patients are upset by the smell of the alcohol. Once I started holding my nose? Basically I can set up, but still like to lay down.</p><p>3.) Since I have ugly veins that blow up? They usually use a butterfly it's a pediatric needle and it's tiny and take it from the back of my hand. (I know gag) but it does NOT hurt me near as much to be stuck there. When I have any kind of MRI or anything like that? I have to be stuck in the foot. So yeah - I'm not talking out my nose here. Really bad veins. </p><p></p><p>Try the lay down and hold your nose thing. I swear to you that hot flushy feeling? NEVER had it when I lay down to have my blood drawn from my arm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 436983, member: 4964"] FYI about the blood draw.....I pass out nearly every time because I have rolly-polly spider veins. And the smell of the alcohol AND the tapping makes me hit the ground. 1.) TELL them do not ASK them - that you NEED to lay down to have your blood drawn. This allows you to RELAX, and allows the blood to flow more freely throughout your body. 2.) HOLD YOUR NOSE, when they rub your arm with the alcohol. A nurse told me that most of her patients are upset by the smell of the alcohol. Once I started holding my nose? Basically I can set up, but still like to lay down. 3.) Since I have ugly veins that blow up? They usually use a butterfly it's a pediatric needle and it's tiny and take it from the back of my hand. (I know gag) but it does NOT hurt me near as much to be stuck there. When I have any kind of MRI or anything like that? I have to be stuck in the foot. So yeah - I'm not talking out my nose here. Really bad veins. Try the lay down and hold your nose thing. I swear to you that hot flushy feeling? NEVER had it when I lay down to have my blood drawn from my arm. [/QUOTE]
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